To VaR, or Not to VaR, That is the Question

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Autor principal: Olkhov, Victor
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Publicado: 2021
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author Olkhov, Victor
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contents We consider economic obstacles that limit the reliability and accuracy of value-at-risk (VaR). Investors who manage large market transactions should take into account the impact of the randomness of large trade volumes on predictions of price probability and VaR assessments. We introduce market-based probabilities of price and return that depend on the randomness of market trade values and volumes. Contrary to them, the conventional frequency-based price probability describes the case of constant trade volumes. We derive the dependence of market-based price volatility on the volatilities and correlation of trade values and volumes. In the coming years, that will limit the accuracy of price probability predictions to Gaussian approximations, and even the forecasts of market-based price volatility will be inaccurate and highly uncertain.
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spellingShingle To VaR, or Not to VaR, That is the Question
Olkhov, Victor
General Economics
Economics
General Finance
Portfolio Management
Pricing of Securities
Risk Management
We consider economic obstacles that limit the reliability and accuracy of value-at-risk (VaR). Investors who manage large market transactions should take into account the impact of the randomness of large trade volumes on predictions of price probability and VaR assessments. We introduce market-based probabilities of price and return that depend on the randomness of market trade values and volumes. Contrary to them, the conventional frequency-based price probability describes the case of constant trade volumes. We derive the dependence of market-based price volatility on the volatilities and correlation of trade values and volumes. In the coming years, that will limit the accuracy of price probability predictions to Gaussian approximations, and even the forecasts of market-based price volatility will be inaccurate and highly uncertain.
title To VaR, or Not to VaR, That is the Question
topic General Economics
Economics
General Finance
Portfolio Management
Pricing of Securities
Risk Management
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.08559